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Title 5 . Fish and Game
Chapter 32 . Transportation, Possession and Release of Live Fish; Aquatic Farming
Section 150. Closed waters in Registration Area A

5 AAC 32.150. Closed waters in Registration Area A

In Area A, the following waters are closed to the taking of Dungeness crab:

(1) waters of Section 11-A that are

(A) north of a line from Marmion Island Light to the easternmost tip of Point Salisbury and east of a line extending from the northernmost tip of Outer Point to the southernmost tip of Portland Island to the northernmost tip of Portland Island to the southernmost tip of Point Louisa; and

(B) off the mainland shore enclosed by a line from the northernmost tip of the peninsula at the Shrine of Saint Therese to Gull Island, extending to the Sentinel Island Light, and east to the mainland at the latitude of the Sentinel Island Light;

(2) waters of Tenakee Inlet west of the longitude of Corner Bay Point and east of the longitude of the Crab Bay log transfer facility;

(3) waters of Port Althorp enclosed by a line from Point Lucan to 58ø 09.71' N. lat., 136ø 19.67' W. long.;

(4) waters of Merrifield Bay and Port Protection enclosed by a line extending west from Protection Head (56ø 18.83' N. lat., 133ø 39.77' W. long.) to 133ø 40' W. long., then north to 56ø 22' N. lat., then east to 133ø 34' W. long., then south to a point on Prince of Wales Island at 56ø 21.05' N. lat., 133ø 34' W. long.;

(5) waters of Thorne Bay west of the longitude of the easternmost tip of Thorne Head;

(6) waters of Icy Passage enclosed by a line starting from the northernmost end of the Gustavus Dock to the southernmost end of the Gustavus Dock to the navigational buoy off the mouth of the Salmon River to an (ADF&G) marker on the shoreline directly north of the buoy and then along the shoreline to the starting point.

(7) waters of Blank Inlet north and west of a line from Blank Point to Blank Island light to the easternmost point tip of Gravina Point;

(8) waters of Bostwick Inlet north and west of a line from Bostwick Point to an unnamed point at 55ø 12.83' N. lat., 131ø 43.92' W. long.;

(9) waters of Flat Bay west of the longitude of a point at 59ø 09.03' N. lat., 135ø 19.97' W. long.;

(10) from December 1 through September 30, the waters of District 13-B that are in the Sitka Sound Special Use Area, which is that area of Sitka Sound enclosed on the north by lines from Kruzof Island at 57ø 20.50' N. lat., 135ø 45.17' W. long. to Chichagof Island at 57ø 22.05' N. lat., 135ø 43' W. long., and from Chichagof Island at 57ø 22.58' N. lat., 135ø 41.30' W. long. to Baranof Island at 57ø 22.28' N. lat., 135ø 40.95' W. long., and on the south and west by a line running from the southernmost tip of Sitka Point at 56ø 59.38' N. lat., 135ø 49.57' W. long. to Hanus Point at 56ø 51.92' N. lat., 135ø 30.50' W. long. to the green day marker in Dorothy Narrows to Baranof Island at 56ø 49.28' N. lat., 135ø 22.60' W. long.;

(11) waters of Twelve-mile Arm west of a line from Prince of Wales Island at 55ø 29.07' N. lat., 132ø 37.60' W. long., to the northeasternmost tip of Loy Island at 55ø 29.07' N. lat., 132ø 36.70' W. long., to the easternmost tip of Cat Island at 55ø 27.80' N. lat., 132ø 39.08' W. long., to Prince of Wales Island at 55ø 27.80' N. lat., 132ø 40.93' W. long., including waters nearest Hollis Anchorage;

(12) waters east of a line from Indian Point at 55ø 36.85' N. lat., 131ø 42.02' W. long., to the north easternmost tip of Betton Island at 55ø 31.95' N. lat., 131ø 46.37' W. long. to the southeasternmost tip of Betton Island at 55ø 29.90' N. lat., 131ø 48.18' W. long., to Survey Point at 55ø 28.07' N. lat., 131ø 49.87' W. long.;

(13) waters east of a line from Point Lena at 58ø 23.73' N. lat., 134ø 46.67' W. long., north to 58ø 25.05' N. lat., 134ø 46.25' W. long., north to 58ø 25.65' N. lat., 134ø 46' W. long. (a point in upper Tee Harbor);

(14) waters east of a line in Bridget Cove from 58ø 37.05' N. lat., 134ø 56.60' W. long., north to 58ø 38.20' N. lat., 134ø 57.10' W. long.;

(15) waters of Whale Pass north and west of a line extending from 56ø 05.65' N. lat., 133ø 07.30' W. long. to 56ø 05.85' N. lat., 133ø 06.40' W. long.

History: In effect before 1984; am 6/30/84, Register 90; am 7/14/85, Register 95; am 7/12/86, Register 99; am 12/14/86, Register 100; am 4/15/94, Register 130; am 6/3/2000, Register 154; am 6/11/2000, Register 154; am 8/12/2000, Register 155; am 10/12/2000, Register 156; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 7/18/2003, Register 167; am 8/8/2003, Register 167; am 8/23/2003, Register 167; am 9/21/2003, Register 167

Authority: AS 16.05.251


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